Nagar Baul

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Nagar Baul
নগর বাউল
Also known asFeelings (1977–1999)
Origin Chittagong, Bangladesh
Genres
Years active1999–present
Members
  • James
  • Sultan Raihan Khan
  • Ahsan Elahi Fanty
  • Talukdar Sabbir
Past members

Nagar Baul (English: Urban Baul) [1] is a Bangladeshi rock band that was founded in Chittagong in 1977 by Kumar Bishwajit. [2] [3] [4] The band is considered to be one of the pioneers of rock and blues music in the country [5] in Bangladesh. [6] [7] The frontman of the band, James, is referred to as the Guru of Rock as a mark of respect. [8]

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History

Nagar Baul started in 1977 and was originally named Feelings and was formed by Kumar Bishwajit. [9] Band members included Ayub Bachchu and James. [9] Ayub Bachchu left the bank in 1980 to join Souls. [9]

They released their first album, Station Road. [10] James, lead vocal and guitarist, [11] composed all the tracks, and wrote the lyrics for five of them. Though the album was not a hit, the tracks Ager Jonome, Amai Jete Dao and Rupshagor enjoyed moderate success.

In 1993, they released their second album Jail Theke Bolchhi. This album was a major hit, and Feelings became a mainstream band. [12]

In 1996, they released their third album Nagar Baul. The Daily Star wrote, "Nagar Baul introduced Bangladesh to a whole new way of singing". [13] It had the "classic" and "iconic" song, "Taray Taray Rotiye Debo", based on the poem 'Uttor' by great poet Shamsur Rahman. [14]

In 1998, they released their fourth album Lais Fita Lais. [15]

In 1999, the band was renamed from Feelings to Nagar Baul.

In 2001, their fifth album was released Dushtur Cheler Dol. [16] This was their first album release under the new band name Nagar Baul, named after their album from 1996.

Members

Present members

Past members

Discography

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